les sons et les lettres how are accents used in french? what sounds are common in french?...
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Les Sons et Les LettresHow are accents used in French?What sounds are common in French?
AUJOURD’HUI C’EST...
In English...
… some words can be tricky to pronounce! How would you write the phonetic spelling
for the word D-A-T-A?
readache and mustache
heart and beard and heard
What sound does each pair of letters make?
ENOUGH + WOMEN + NATION
In French…
… most sounds are quite consistent! There are always exceptions, but
knowing some rules can help!
EAU - AU - Ochapeau beaucoup chaudmot
RULE: EAU, AU, O all sound like...
E - EU - OEU
jeneufboeuf
RULE: E , EU , OEU all sounds like...
OI
moitoioiseau
RULE: OI sounds like...
CH
cheval chaud chapeau
RULE: CH in French sounds like…
More sounds with C
ciel cinqRULE: Before an i or e it sounds like…
cahier curieuxRULE: Before an a , o , u it sounds like…
français leçonRULE: C with a cédille accent sounds like...
Circumflex
L’ACCENT CIRCONFLEXE can appear over any vowel. They don’t change the way a word sounds. This accent often indicates that an s was dropped from the latin version of the word.
forêt
hôpital
pâte
Acute Accent
étudierdanséétat
RULE: L’accent aigu sounds like…
* ez and er make the same sound!- Parlez-vous français? - Oui, je peux parler français.
Grave Accent
niècepoème
RULE: L’accent grave with e sounds like…*ai makes the same sound! la maison
la - là ou - oùRULE: L’accent grave with other vowels does not change the pronunciation of a word but can change the meaning!
Silent Letters! Pourquoi?!
Comment
Parfait
Beaucoup
Tout